CCFD crews extinguish fire at Elotes El Regio outside of the Trade Center on Monday<\/a><\/p>\nThe city is spending millions in voter-approved bond money to tear down and rebuild Fire Station 8 on Kostoryz and Fire Station 10 at Greenwood and Horne, both of which date back to the Eisenhower administration.<\/p>\n
Station 8 was built in 1955 and, according to firefighters, it shows. The bay floor has literally sunk several inches over the years, forcing newer, heavier fire engines to squeeze into a space built for much smaller rigs.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe flooring has dropped about three or four inches,\u201d said Deputy Fire Chief Doug Matthijetz. \u201cIt\u2019s just outlived its life cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new Station 8 will be 12,000 square feet, more than double its current size, and feature three drive-through bays designed for today\u2019s larger equipment. Its design was inspired by Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church across the street….complete with archways and tile-style roofing to blend into the neighborhood.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey actually drive around the community and pull design elements from what\u2019s around it,\u201d Matthijetz said.<\/p>\n
Firefighter\/Paramedic Ian Mitchell says even though he\u2019s grown attached to the old place, the update is long overdue.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s gremlins all over this place,\u201d Mitchell said. \u201cThe A\/C never stops, and it\u2019s not insulated. I love working here, but I\u2019m ready for something shiny.\u201d<\/p>\n
Station 10 will also get a full rebuild. Its new look will honor the Molina neighborhood\u2019s character while replacing a structure that\u2019s seen generations of firefighters pass through its doors.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s bittersweet,\u201d said Captain Patrick Frost of Station 10. \u201cThe fire department is rooted in tradition. There\u2019s so much history here, but we know it\u2019s time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Inside both old stations are reminders of the past, photos of former firefighters, vintage fire trucks.<\/p>\n
Construction on both stations is expected to begin in the next few months. When complete, they\u2019ll give firefighters a safer, cleaner, and more modern home…a long-awaited boost for those who protect the city day and night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 Two of Corpus Christi\u2019s oldest fire stations are finally getting a long-overdue upgrade. RELATED:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1955,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":["post-1954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi","tag-corpus-christi-headlines","tag-corpus-christi-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}